Yesterday was UCLA Football’s final Spring Practice in March. Prior to practice yesterday, Chip Kelly met with the media and explained that the reason for holding some practices in March has to do with recruiting.
There is a period between April 15th and May 31st where the coaches can be on the road evaluating recruits and, so to avoid having a conflict between Spring Practice and recruiting needs, Coach Kelly scheduled the first few weeks of Spring Practice in March.
It gives the coaching staff an added benefit as well as they will now have some time to review the practice films and assess where players are at.